Kharba Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Kharba Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Kharba | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 41 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raiganj |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Reservation | None |
Overview
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Kharba Assembly constituency and Araidanga Assembly constituency cease to exist from 2011.[1] There are two new constituencies in the area – Chanchal Assembly constituency and Malatipur Assembly constituency.
Kharba Assembly constituency was part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Tafazzal Hossain | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Golam Yazdani | Independent politician | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1972 | Mahabubul Haque | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Golam Yazdani | Independent politician | |
| 1982 | Mahabubul Haque | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Nazmul Hoque | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Mahabubul Haque | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2008^ | Asif Mahboob | ||
- ^ indicates by-election
- For MLAs from the area in subsequent years see Chanchal Assembly constituency and Malatipur Assembly constituency
Election results
2008 by-election
CAUSE OF VACANCY: Due to death of Shri Mahabubul Haque (Badal)
2006
2001
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mahbubul Hoque | 59,807 | 47.13 | ||
| CPI(M) | Nazmul Hoque | 53,077 | 41.83 | ||
| BJP | Subhash Krishna Goswami | 10,812 | 8.52 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Najrul | 2,031 | 1.60 | ||
| Independent | Safiqul Islam | 655 | 0.52 | ||
| Independent | Baidya Nath Das | 287 | 0.23 | ||
| Independent | Kasiruddin Ahmed | 230 | 0.18 | ||
| Majority | 6,730 | 5.30 | |||
| Turnout | 128,360 | 88.16 | |||
| Swing to INC from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Nazmul Haque | 48,928 | 43.97 | ||
| INC | Mahabubul Haque | 46,824 | 42.08 | ||
| BJP | Ashesh Krishan Goswami | 12,369 | 11.12 | ||
| IUML | Abdul Sattar | 1,245 | 1.12 | ||
| Independent | Dharm Chand Jain | 789 | 0.71 | ||
| BSP | Nakul Rabidas | 705 | 0.63 | ||
| WPI | Ali Liakat | 408 | 0.37 | ||
| Majority | 2,104 | 1.89 | |||
| Turnout | 112,971 | 83.46 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1987
1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mahbubul Hoque | 40,165 | 49.33 | ||
| CPI(M) | Nazmul Hoque | 37,455 | 46.00 | ||
| BJP | Sital Chakraborty | 3,805 | 4.67 | ||
| Majority | 2,710 | 3.33 | |||
| Turnout | 82,764 | 85.95 | |||
| Swing to INC from Independent | Swing | ||||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Golam Yazdani | 24,564 | 44.61 | ||
| INC | Mahabubul Haque | 14,779 | 26.84 | ||
| JP | Nizamuddin Choudhury | 7,556 | 13.72 | ||
| CPI(M) | Najimul Haque | 6,015 | 10.92 | ||
| Independent | Dharma Deb Mondal | 2,075 | 3.77 | ||
| Independent | Alijan Mia | 69 | 0.13 | ||
| Majority | 9,785 | 17.77 | |||
| Turnout | 55,848 | 68.24 | |||
| Swing to Independent from INC | Swing | ||||
1972
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Golam Yazadani | 29,283 | 53.65 | ||
| INC | Mahabubul Haque | 22,862 | 41.89 | ||
| Independent | Saiyed Ali | 1,049 | 1.92 | ||
| INC(O) | Sudhir Kumar Das | 788 | 1.44 | ||
| Bangla Congress | Sarkar Borodakanta | 595 | 1.09 | ||
| Majority | 6,421 | 11.76 | |||
| Turnout | 55,821 | 78.16 | |||
| Swing to CPI(M) from Independent | Swing | ||||
1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Golam Yazdani | 28,025 | 54.32 | ||
| INC | Mahabubul Haque | 21,232 | 41.15 | ||
| ABJS | Pinakijoy Bhattacharya | 2,334 | 4.52 | ||
| Majority | 6,793 | 13.17 | |||
| Turnout | 53,041 | 78.48 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Yazdani | 27,627 | 56.58 | ||
| INC | M. Haque | 21,201 | 43.42 | ||
| Majority | 6,426 | 13.16 | |||
| Turnout | 50,395 | 77.52 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Golam Yazdani | 23,664 | 56.87 | ||
| INC | Tafazzal Hossain | 15,533 | 37.33 | ||
| Independent | Santosh Kumar Goswami | 2,416 | 5.81 | ||
| Majority | 8,131 | 19.54 | |||
| Turnout | 44,269 | 64.93 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Golam Yazdani | 16,382 | 54.05 | ||
| INC | Tafazzal Hossain | 12,152 | 40.09 | ||
| Independent | Aswini Kuma Deb | 1,775 | 5.86 | ||
| Majority | 4,230 | 13.96 | |||
| Turnout | 30,309 | 51.33 | |||
| Swing to Independent from INC | Swing | ||||